MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte’s latest pronouncement to limit rice imports during harvest season is actually more disastrous to local farmers, according to a think tank. Research and advocacy group Action for Economic Reforms (AER) said the policy pronouncement of curbing rice imports would erode the gains from the Rice Tariffication Law. Duterte earlier said […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy announced public bidding for mine exploration, calling on local and foreign companies to apply. The move is made as the first commercial gold mine extraction is scheduled this year. In the announcement dated Jan 10, the ministry said that the mine exploration concessional area covers cumulatively 1,390 square kilometres […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) has lined up key business events in conjunction with Visit Malaysia 2020. It has secured 42 events, which will bring in more than 65,000 delegates primarily from the healthcare, telecommunications, science and technology industries, bringing in an estimated economic impact of RM645mil. They included the 19th International […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is one of the worst countries to live for minimum wage earners, a new report by e-commerce firm Picodi released Tuesday found. In January 2020, monthly net pay received by minimum wage earners in the Philippines stood at P5,922, 10.2% higher than P5,376 they got in the same month last year. That […]
Read MoreGlobal fashion-technology platform Zilingo has collaborated with the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) and the Cambodia Garment Training Institute (CGTI) to bring a new form of digitisation to Cambodia’s garment factories. Zilingo, an India based firm provides global fashion-technology production software and technology. Leading solutions that allow factories to maintain their position as major […]
Read MoreA senior Indonesian minister has offered Mori territory in Central Sulawesi province as a potential investment for Emirate of Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. “The crown prince asked for an island with cool air and nice beaches. He really wants to invest there. We offered Mori land,” said Coordinating Maritime and Investment Minister […]
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